Politics Quotes

"In the politics of science, evidence must always triumph over opinion."

"We shall make our great experiment of self-government succeed."

"Political systems that oppress the voice of the individual cannot long endure."

"The questions we ask about nature reveal what we value as a society."

"The politics of nature is the politics of survival."

"Politics affects every aspect of our lives."

"Politics shapes the world we live in."

"Politics is the science of making a decision about nothing and making it stick."

"Every aspect of the world today—even politics and the sectarian conflict—ultimately comes down to the people on the ground."

"Politics is the art of the possible."

"We live on a small world that is politically fractured and intellectually fractured."

"Politics should serve humanity, not the reverse."

"One should as a rule respect public opinion in so far as is necessary to avoid starvation and to prevent one's head being cut off."

"One of the saddest lessons of history is this: If we've been bamboozled long enough, we tend to reject any evidence of the bamboozle."

"Science is of the essence for democracy."

"Politics should serve the common good, not individual interests."

"Politics without principle is merely the theater of ambition."

"Politics divides us, but science unites us in pursuit of objective truth."

"Politics is the art of the possible."

"One should as a rule respect public opinion in so far as is necessary to avoid starvation and to prevent one's being cast in prison."

"Politics is the art of negotiating whose values matter today."

"Politics without ethics is mere power; ethics without politics is powerless."

"Memory is not nostalgia; it is a political act."

"The newspapers are too often made the tools of unscrupulous men."

"Homonationalism is not just about tolerance; it's about the selective inclusion of certain subjects into the national body while excluding others."

"The terrorist figure is constructed through biopolitical processes that mark certain bodies as killable."

"The nation-state promises security, but often delivers violence to those it claims to protect."

"Racialization is a process, not a fixed identity; it happens through repeated performances."

"The figure of the immigrant is simultaneously desired and disposable."

"The concept of minority suggests smallness; we must think beyond such economistic framings."